Gardaí receive nearly 100 complaints over drones

Almost 8,000 drones have been registered here and their use has generated nearly 100 complaints to gardaí.

Gardaí receive nearly 100 complaints over drones

Almost 8,000 drones have been registered here and their use has generated nearly 100 complaints to gardaí. So far there has been one successful prosecution under the Small Unmanned Aircraft (Drones) and Rockets Order, which came into force at the end of 2015, writes Joyce Fegan.

The new order requires all drones weighing over 1kg to be registered with the Irish Aviation Authority.

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